The portrait is one of the most curious art forms. It demands special qualities in the artist, and an almost total kinship with the model.

When you're out of will power you call on stubbornness, that's the trick.

An artist is an explorer. He has to begin by self-discovery and by observation of his own procedure. After that he must not feel under any constraint.

It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color - not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression.

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

If my story were ever to be written truthfully from start to finish, it would amaze everyone.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.